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Wall street journal's Peggy Noonan made a big statement about the messiah of hope . It is that nobody loves Obama. This is amazing because every president has people who love him, who feel deep personal affection or connection, who have a stubborn, even beautiful refusal to let what they know are just criticisms affect their feelings of regard. At the height of Bill Clinton's troubles there were always people who'd say, "Look, I love the guy." They'd often be smiling—a wry smile, a shrugging smile. Nobody smiles when they talk about Mr. Obama. There were people who loved George W. Bush when he was at his most unpopular, and they meant it and would say it. But people aren't that way about Mr. Obama. He has supporters and bundlers and contributors, he has voters, he may win. But his support is grim support. And surely this has implications. Although I really doubt the concreteness of this claim it has a lesson for leaders. The human touch, the fact tha...

You will slip up every once in a while, people ask what’s wrong, so you give them that fake smile, and they just move along.   Fake it until you make it.~ Steven Tyler What does Gaming Emotions mean ? If I choose to strategically hide or display my emotions like the way a poker player hides his or her emotions to not reveal his hand, I am indulging in the practice of "Gaming Emotions". To put it more succinctly, I am playing the game of emotions to win. Over the years I was told that women were more emotional than men, and when it came down to display of emotions like crying or hugging, as I sit back and introspect the rational part of my brain suggests that they were clever strategic moves. But does that mean men don't do the same? Yes! they also do but the only inhibiting factor is the social norm about men. They can laugh, mock, appreciate, but expressing inner feelings may still be a pseudo-macho thing. Lets take the case of buying a house. To make the deal go my w...

I'm not happy because I've had a fight and now I have to deliver a presentation to a valuable client who can give my organization some good business. What do I do ? Wipe of the anger on my face and give the presentation. Just Fake it! Now comes the dilemma. Do I fake the emotions required by my job or do I genuinely feel it. Research has shown that deeply acting and internalizing the feelings leads to less amount of stress due to conflicting emotions(Emotional Dissonance). Check out the presentation below. Emotional Labour View more presentations from Sushant Kumar .